Leg-mounting for uptilting beds.



N. C. MERRILL.

LEG MOUNTING FOR UPTILTING BEDS.

APPLIOATION FILED our. as, 1909.

9'78,%62 Patented Oct. 11,1910.

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LEGQFIOUNTING- FOR UPTILTING BEES.

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Specification of Letters Patent;

Patented @ot. 1i, isle.

Application filed Gctober 28, 1909. Serial Ito. 525,184.

To all whom it may concern: I

lie it known that l, NA'IHAN C. l/lnnnrnn, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cool: and State ofIllinois, have invented ,a certain new and useful Improvement inLeg-Mountings for Uptilting-Beds, of-which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to up tilting beds commonly called foldingbedsand primarily to those mounted upon pivotal doors for swinging the bedfrom a room into a closet or other recess'adapted to conceal the bedduring the day or when otherwise not in use. [The object of theinvention is to prevent the leg from breaking when the bed is in usableor working position in the room due to the necessary lateral or sidethrust of a bed mounted on a door centrally pivoted.

, Theinvention consists in a keeper or retaining device whichis engagedby the leg of the'b'ed'as it swings down tovertical or usablepbsitiomsaid keeper being so located that-it takes up side strain uponthe bed leg and thereby prevents the leg being snapped oil at thepivot.-

'The invention also consists in other details oil-construction as .willbe more fully described and claimed as the specification procoeds.

Referring to the drawings, F'gure 1 is direct view of a door panelhavinga folding bed. attached thereto, the bed being in Fig. 2' is a detoilView. of a corner adjacent to the foot of the bed showing the positionwhich the parts assume when the bed is in an up tilted position. Fig. 3is a view of the same parts when the bed is lowered and is supported bythe leg in usable position. Fig. 1 is a tail plan view taken on the lineM, Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a detail sectional side view of the pivotalconnection for the leg upon the bed. i to the drawings, the numerals 8indicate the do r. frame in which.

the door proper 10 is mounted upon vertical pivots12 and 14: so as toswing thereon at least 180 degrees. (in the front of this door 16 ismounted the folding bed 15 of any desired construction pivoted uponpivots not shown in detail, adjacent to the door and 2 ing adapted toswing up against the door and be rotated by the door through the dooropeninto the room not seen behind the door panel 19. As is well knownthe art, than from the pivot of th bed is provided with pivotalmountings 16'- carrying on each side of the bed depending supportinglegs 18 attached near the foot board 20 and side rail 22 of the bedadapted,

in the position of Fig. 2, to hang as shownparallel to theside rail andout of the Way,

and adapted when the same parts have been described. are used and theparts are swung to the position of Fig. 3, as just described, and thenthe bed is given even a slight rotary motion upon the pivots 12 theresult is very frequently the snappng off of the legs 18 at or near thepivot 16 or the breaking of the pivots themselves. In order to avoidthis difficulty a clip or keeper 2e is provided adjacent toeach leg 18when it is'in the position of Fig. 3 which engages thatleg in such a wayas to do away in a large measure, if not completely, with the sidestrain upon the pivot 16. The shape of the leg and keeper is such thatwhen the leg is perpendicular in usable position, the leg is held firm,with no side motion, and as the weight of the bed-comes upon the leg,the pivot 16 slides down in the slotted hole 26 in the leg, which forcesthe upper or tapering end 28 of the lo into a corresponding taper 80 onthe head 32, which binds the leg so it is perfectly rigid in everydirection, and cannot be turned until the bed is raised, when the weightof the leg causes it to drop into a loose position.

Having thus described myinvention what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is 1. In combination, a panel swinging in avertical plane, a bed hinged thereto, a leg when in usable position,

the bed is in usable position, at a distance leg, adapted to have theleg pass between itand the frame of the bed and in substantial contactwith both for the purposes set forth. I

3. In combination, a swinging panel, a bed 5- hinged thereto, a legpivoted to the bed near the foot thereof, the pivot of said connectiontraveling in a slot in the adjacent member perpendicular to the bed,means in said pivot and slot connection adapted to auto- 10 maticallylock the bed and leg in contact with each other when the bed is inlowered position, and a keeper adapted to engage the leg when the bed islowered to 'brace the same against the strain caused by swingingmovement of the panel.

In witness whereof, I- have hereunto subscribed my name in the presenceof two witnesses.

NATHAN C. MERRILL. WVitnesses:

DWIGHT B. CHEEVER, MARGARET D. Bone.

